¹And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

¹وقال بنو الانبياء لاليشع هوذا الموضع الذي نحن مقيمون فيه امامك ضيّق علينا.

²Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.

²فلنذهب الى الاردن ونأخذ من هناك كل واحد خشبة ونعمل لانفسنا هناك موضعا لنقيم فيه. فقال اذهبوا.

³And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.

³فقال واحد اقبل واذهب مع عبيدك. فقال اني اذهب.

⁴So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.

⁴فانطلق معهم ولما وصلوا الى الاردن قطعوا خشبا.

⁵But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

⁵واذ كان واحد يقطع خشبة وقع الحديد في الماء. فصرخ وقال آه يا سيدي لانه عارية.

⁶And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

⁶فقال رجل الله اين سقط. فاراه الموضع فقطع عودا والقاه هناك فطفا الحديد.

⁷Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

⁷فقال ارفعه لنفسك. فمدّ يده واخذه

⁸Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

⁸واما ملك ارام فكان يحارب اسرائيل وتآمر مع عبيده قائلا في المكان الفلاني تكون محلتي.

⁹And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

⁹فارسل رجل الله الى ملك اسرائيل يقول احذر من ان تعبر بهذا الموضع لان الاراميين حالّون هناك.

¹⁰And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

¹⁰فارسل ملك اسرائيل الى الموضع الذي قال له عنه رجل الله وحذره منه وتحفظ هناك لا مرّة ولا مرتين.

¹¹Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?

¹¹فاضطرب قلب ملك ارام من هذا الأمر ودعا عبيده وقال لهم أما تخبرونني من منا هو لملك اسرائيل.

¹²And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

¹²فقال واحد من عبيده ليس هكذا يا سيدي الملك. ولكن اليشع النبي الذي في اسرائيل يخبر ملك اسرائيل بالأمور التي تتكلم بها في مخدع مضجعك.

¹³And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

¹³فقال اذهبوا وانظروا اين هو فأرسل وآخذه فأخبر وقيل له هوذا في دوثان.

¹⁴Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

¹⁴فارسل الى هناك خيلا ومركبات وجيشا ثقيلا وجاءوا ليلا واحاطوا بالمدينة.

¹⁵And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

¹⁵فبكر خادم رجل الله وقام وخرج واذا جيش محيط بالمدينة وخيل ومركبات. فقال غلامه له آه يا سيدي كيف نعمل.

¹⁶And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

¹⁶فقال لا تخف لان الذين معنا اكثر من الذين معهم.

¹⁷And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

¹⁷وصلى اليشع وقال يا رب افتح عينيه فيبصر. ففتح الرب عيني الغلام فابصر واذ الجبل مملوء خيلا ومركبات نار حول اليشع.

¹⁸And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

¹⁸ولما نزلوا اليه صلى اليشع الى الرب وقال اضرب هؤلاء الامم بالعمى. فضربهم بالعمى كقول اليشع.

¹⁹And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.

¹⁹فقال لهم اليشع ليست هذه هي الطريق ولا هذه هي المدينة. اتبعوني فاسير بكم الى الرجل الذي تفتشون عليه. فسار بهم الى السامرة.

²⁰And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

²⁰فلما دخلوا السامرة قال اليشع يا رب افتح اعين هؤلاء فيبصروا. ففتح الرب اعينهم فابصروا واذا هم في وسط السامرة.

²¹And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

²¹فقال ملك اسرائيل لاليشع لما رآهم هل اضرب هل اضرب يا ابي.

²²And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

²²فقال لا تضرب. تضرب الذين سبيتهم بسيفك وبقوسك. ضع خبزا وماء امامهم فيأكلوا ويشربوا ثم ينطلقوا الى سيدهم.

²³And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

²³فأولم لهم وليمة عظيمة فأكلوا وشربوا ثم اطلقهم فانطلقوا الى سيدهم. ولم تعد ايضا جيوش ارام تدخل ارض اسرائيل

²⁴And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

²⁴وكان بعد ذلك ان بنهدد ملك ارام جمع كل جيشه وصعد فحاصر السامرة.

²⁵And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

²⁵وكان جوع شديد في السامرة. وهم حاصروها حتى صار راس الحمار بثمانين من الفضة وربع القاب من زبل الحمام بخمس من الفضة.

²⁶And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

²⁶وبينما كان ملك اسرائيل جائزا على السور صرخت امرأة اليه تقول خلّص يا سيدي الملك.

²⁷And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

²⁷فقال لا يخلصك الرب. من اين اخلّصك. أمن البيدر او من المعصرة.

²⁸And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

²⁸ثم قال لها الملك مالك. فقالت ان هذه المرأة قد قالت لي هاتي ابنك فنأكله اليوم ثم نأكل ابني غدا.

²⁹So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.

²⁹فسلقنا ابني واكلناه ثم قلت لها في اليوم الآخر هاتي ابنك فنأكله فخبأت ابنها.

³⁰And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

³⁰فلما سمع الملك كلام المرأة مزّق ثيابه وهو مجتاز على السور فنظر الشعب واذا مسح من داخل على جسده.

³¹Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

³¹فقال هكذا يصنع لي الله وهكذا يزيد ان قام راس اليشع بن شافاط عليه اليوم.

³²But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

³²وكان اليشع جالسا في بيته والشيوخ جلوسا عنده. فارسل رجل من امامه. وقبلما أتى الرسول اليه قال للشيوخ هل رايتم ان ابن القاتل هذا قد ارسل لكي يقطع راسي. انظروا اذا جاء الرسول فاغلقوا الباب واحصروه عند الباب. أليس صوت قدمي سيده وراءه.

³³And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?

³³وبينما هو يكلمهم اذا بالرسول نازل اليه. فقال هوذا هذا الشر هو من قبل الرب. ماذا انتظر من الرب بعد